Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk ( rus, Алексей Андреевич Миранчук, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪrɐnˈtɕuk; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional

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who plays as an

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or striker for club

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, on loan from

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, and the Russian national team.

Early years

Born in

Slavyansk-na-Kubani Slavyansk-on-Kuban (russian: Славянск-на-Куба́ни) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located in the Kuban River delta. Population: 56,000 (1975). History Slavyansk originated in the Middle Ages as ''Copa'' or ''Coparia'', a ...

to Andrey and Elena Miranchuk, Aleksey and his twin Anton started playing football in his hometown football school Olymp. Then, he and

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arrived in

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, joining the youth ranks of

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. However, they did not last long in this club, being expelled because of their insufficient physical abilities. Then, the twin brothers were spotted by the managers of

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...

, who invited them to join the club. Aleksei won three Russian League titles in his age category and scored a goal in the final twice. In October 2012, he was named

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of the

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cup.

Club career

Lokomotiv Moscow

At the age of 17, Miranchuk made his debut in the

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for

on 20 April 2013 as a starter in away game versus

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(0–0). On 5 May 2013, Miranchuk scored his first senior goal and made first assist in away game against Amkar which Lokomotiv won 4–2. He scored a header from

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pass in the first half and provided an assist for

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in the second half. He made his debut in

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on 28 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitution for Manuel Fernandes in a 1–4 defeat to Cypriot side

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. His performances got him the title of the best Lokomotiv player of the month by fans' poll on social networks in April 2015 and May 2015. On 21 May 2015, Miranchuk scored a solo goal against Kuban Krasnodar in extra time of the Russian Cup final, helping Lokomotiv win the sixth Russian Cup title in history. Later on, he won the

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with Lokomotiv, scoring seven goals in that season. On 6 July 2019, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over

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in the

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Atalanta

In August 2020, Miranchuk joined Italian club

for about €15m. On 30 August 2020, Lokomotiv confirmed that the transfer has been agreed and would be completed following the medical exam. On 21 October 2020, Miranchuk made his debut for Atalanta as a substitute against

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in the Champions League and scored his first goal for the club. He made his

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debut for the club on 8 November and scored his side's goal in a 1–1 draw with

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. He also scored in his

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debut on 14 January 2021, in a 3–1 victory over

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in the round of 16. In two seasons with Atalanta, Miranchuk appeared in 56 matches across all competitions and scored nine goals.

Loan to Torino

On 11 August 2022, Miranchuk joined

on a season-long loan with option to buy.

International career

Miranchuk made his debut for the

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on 7 June 2015 in a friendly against

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at the

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, replacing

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in the 71st minute and scoring Russia's third of a 4–2 victory twelve minutes later. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended

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squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. His only World Cup appearance came as a starter in the last group-stage game against

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which Russia lost 0–3 and Miranchuk was substituted by

Fyodor Smolov Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov ( rus, link=yes, Фёдор Миха́йлович Смо́лов, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ˈsmoləf; born 9 February 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow and ...

after an hour of play. On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for

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. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. In Russia's opening game against

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on 12 June, he appeared as a second-half substitute as Russia lost 0–3. He started in the match against Finland on 16 June, and scored Russia's lone goal in a 1–0 victory over

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. He started again on 21 June in the last group game against

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as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated, and Miranchuk was substituted after an hour of play.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miranchuk goal.''

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow *

: 2017–18 * Russian Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19 *

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Individual *Best under-21 player of the

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: 2013–14

References

External links

Profile at Russian Football Premier League site

Profile at FC Lokomotiv Moscow site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miranchuk, Aleksei Living people 1995 births People from Slavyansk-na-Kubani Russian twins Twin sportspeople Russian footballers Association football midfielders Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russia international footballers FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Atalanta B.C. players Torino F.C. players Russian Premier League players Serie A players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2020 players Russian expatriate footballers Russian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Sportspeople from Krasnodar Krai Russian people of Ukrainian descent